As we know that Constantinople was a Roman capital city. So when we think of a Roman capital city, something is missing in today’s ruin; An amphitheater. It means a lot for a capital city. It is thought that there were two amphitheaters in Constantinople. According to the historical records, their locations are estimated but…
Why is Constantinople /Istanbul sacred in the history?
This region has something mysterious in the history. The legends and stories are always existed in this region. Even before Roman era, the public of this strait (for both banks) have mysterious life time. Even today, we don’t have significant information on pre-historic Istanbul. Archeaology unearths many new hints on the history of the region.…
400 year old historical accommodation facility will be restored as a hotel
Historical accommodation facilities that are named as han were the hotels of the past. There are a lot of hans on the Anatolian Peninsula. All of them have the characteristic features of the medieval age. The Anatolian hans always have a historical value such as Develi Han in Tokat province of Turkey. Develi Han which…
Chain of Constantinople; On the gate of Golden Horn
Constantinople was the city that was full of legends and stories. Chain of Golden Horn is one of the greatest stories in Constantinople. Ottoman Sultan young Mehmet II had a target to make the Ottoman State to an empire. Ottoman State had territories on Europe and Asia. The only problem was Constantinople standing in the…
Aphrodisias ancient site; Sacrophaguses around necropolis
Necropolis was the most important section of an ancient site. It was called as the site of dead people. Archeaology finds valuable hints on the life of ancient people. Unfortunately some illegal treasure hunters can be able to do good discoveries. Aphrodisias ancient site’s necropolis area was very important. Two sarcopgahuses were discovered on a…
St.Michael Church; The ancient church was redesigned as a museum
St. Michael Church in Trabzon will be redesigned as a museum. It has a 700 year historical background. As a result of time, it got damaged. Ministry of Tourism and Culture made a project to redesign the church as a museum. Discover Turkey and travel in time….
Antakya (Hatay); One of the cultural centers of Turkey
Antakya (Hatay) is one of the historical provinces in Turkey. Historical background of Antakya is dated back to early ages. Since the history was begun, we can be able to come across historical objects in Antakya. Also Antakya (Hatay) is the latest province that joined Turkish Republic (1939). Hatay is in the south region of…
Edirne; The northern western border of Turkey
Edirne is one of the provinces that have historical background in Turkey. Starting from Roman era, this region became very important. Emperor Hadrianus had a city built in this region. It was an important destination for Roman Empire. It could be considered as an important port city. After Roman Empire era, Turks dominated the region.…
Cappadocia; the land of beautiful horses
Cappadocia is a touristic resort of Turkey. It is known by the fairy chimneys mostly. But this land was famous for something else in the history. Cappadocia was famous for beautiful wild horses in the past. Wild horses of Anatolia are beautiful and great. They are still living in this land. Tours with horses are…
Oylat Cave; The natural treasure of Bursa province
Caves of Turkey are famous for the natural structures and historical background. Oylat cave is one of the caves that was discovered in 2004. It is around 3 million years old. It is located in Bursa province. It has 700 mt depth and 93 mt height. The humidity is 90%. It was opened for tourism…